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This article is about the race challenges in the Just Cause game series.

The races in Just Cause (1)Edit

Just Cause (1) has 9 races. They are hosted by the Rioja Cartel. The races in San Esperito are checkpoint races, without any competitors, just like the races in Panau.

The game tells you that you can use any land vehicle for a land race; any aircraft for an air race and any boat for a water race. However, all races can be started with any vehicle.

This means that most races can be completed with a helicopter. The Agency Whiptail Gyrocopter is the best one for the job, because it's the smallest. "Hang Ten" must be completed with a Fixed-wing aircraft, because helicopters are too slow to reach the later checkpoints.

The race names and your best times are listed in the PDA statistics.

Race name	Location	Provided vehicle (the nearest parked vehicle)	Special notes
Deliverance	In Isla de la Asuncion province. West of the Rioja 01 "Buena fortuna" safehouse. At an EL gas gas station.	Hurst Buckaroo.	At one point there's an unusual obstacle on the road, with some logs and a Scando Track Loader Extreme.
Freakwave	In Provincia de Rio Negro province. Across the lake from Rioja 02 "Paradise bay" safehouse. At a dock in the southern part of the town Paradisio Bay.	Triereme - RC Athena.	This is the only boat race.
Mount Doom	In the Los Hidalgos province. Right across the road from the Agency 03 "Camp farmhouse" safehouse. Behind an EL gas gas station.	Hurst Dagger.	This race can be difficult because of all the traffic on the narrow road.
The Endless Summer	In the Encarnacion province. To the east of Nuevo Estocolmo. At the Casa Isabella cartel villa.	Yamada 37-14 Vaquero.	The race takes place at a purpose-built obstacle course which contains muliple jump ramps and a functioning parked Pankhurst Bus Tap Tap, which has to be jumped.
Hang Ten	In the Costa Verde province. To the east of the Guerrlla 20 "Campo pueblo" safehouse. At an unmarked civilian airfield.	Huerta SPA Ocelot.	It's impossible to drive a plane backwards, so drive very slowly when you approach the starting line. A part of the race passes over the non-solid bumpy road and right after that, a missing bridge. Both are among the Just Cause Bugs and glitches. One checkpoint is between the chimneys of a factory. The next checkpoint after it is to the left, so make a sharp left turn.
Blood and Asphalt	In the Costa Verde province. To the south-east of the Guerrlla 20 "Campo pueblo" safehouse and to the south of the race "Hang Ten". In a small unmarked settlement.	Hurst Dagger.	The end of the race is at a cliff, so you may jump out before going over, or you may Parachute your way down, but stopping would cost time from the race.
Beach Head	In the Provincia de Cordoba province. To the south-west of the Guerrlla 27 "Campo Halcon" safehouse.	Stinger GP.	The race takes place at a purpose-built obstacle course, which contains many explosive Red Barrels. A lot of these barrels only spawn durng the race. There's a few small lakes in the possible old sand quarry. Driving through them slows the vehicle down, so try to go past them to get a better time.
Phantom Riders	In Esperito City - North. West of the Rioja 07 "Motor city" safehouse. At an EL gas gas station.	Rossi 866 Corral.	There's a wooden stunt ramp in this race, which can't be seen outside of the race. Do not make this jump at maximum speed, or the car will stop during the landng and you'll lose a few seconds. Don't go too slow, or the car will crash into the landing ramp and you'll have to go around it. This may take practice.
?	In Esperito City - South. Near the Giant statue of Salvador Mendoza. At a "Supermercado" store.	There can be several vehicles parked at the store parking lot, but only the Chevalier Street Bird De Luxe is always there.	This track goes through a park and over a small hill. There's a collectable item on top of that hill. The item is from the collect mission "Red Eyes".

Description - Just Cause 2Edit

Provided vehiclesEdit

Some races are suppose to be done by Parachute and Grappler, but Rico is usually provided with a vehicle. None of the vehicles are unique in their shape, but most of them are in a unique red color, that can't be seen anywhere else. Despite being provided with a vehicle, you are free to use any vehicle of a certain type, specified at the race start when it shows you the route, either land, sea or air. You can use a helicopter for all races despite the in-game message telling you that you must use a land/sea/air vehicle.

RacesEdit

None of the races have any other competitors. You just have to get through all the checkpoints in a short enough time.

You can fail a race if you drive too slowly, or if you just drive away from the mission area. But you will never fail a race for destroying your vehicle. This allows you to get a new vehicle, either by Hijacking the nearest convenient one, or by buying one from the Black Market. Getting a new vehicle isn't recommened if you're trying to beat your old best time.

CheckpointsEdit

Checkpoints are your objective throughout any race while the amount of checkpoints varies depending on the race being run. When you near a checkpoint (in your vehicle or on foot), they will burst in to flames to help add visibility. When passing through a checkpoint, you will get 00:10:00 (10 seconds) added to your remaining time. The checkpoint ring explodes as you pass through it, but this causes no damage to you or your vehicles. In some races there are optional "bonus" checkpoints that will appear between a few of the mandatory numbered checkpoints, these will require you to take a more difficult line (e.g. under a bridge or over a jump), and will reward you with 00:20:00 (20 seconds) added to your time.

AwardsEdit

Rico gets $ 20,000 for every race, even if that race has been done before, or if you don't beat your previous best time. This is a source of infinite money.

The game also lets the player keep the vehicle, whether they beat the race or not.

TipsEdit

Spend the time before you go through the start point to get a good vehicle, not necessarily the provided one - e.g. for road races it might be better to hijack a random passing car than to use the provided one.
A helicopter (especially a Rowlinson K22) will usually be easier than the provided aircraft for aerial races.
Road races in Panau City are easier at night, when there isn't so much traffic.
Do try the races with the provided vehicle at least once, they are chosen to make the race more challenging/interesting/fun!

List of races in Just Cause 2Edit

LandEdit

Name	Difficulty (in stars)	Location (PDA map)	Vehicle
Baby's Cradle	2	X:22280; Y:27150	Shimuzu Tracline
Backdoor Breaking	2	X:1008; Y:13213 - Panau City Docks District	Tuk-Tuk Laa
Backstage Pass	2	X:3490; Y:12365	Tuk Tuk Laa
Barat Bridge Insanity	3	Panau City Park District	Titus ZJ
The Centrifuge	3	X:23310; Y:16780	Chepachet PVD
Crossing Lanes	2	X:22250; Y:22540	Stinger Dunebug 84
Downtown Highway	1	X:3475; Y:15289 Panau City Residential District	Mancini Cavallo 1001
Emergency Call	2	X:6460; Y:14080	Kenwall Heavy Rescue
Financial District Frenzy	1	X:6480; Y:13150	Titus ZJ
The Forbidden Coast	2	X:29650; Y:31250	Chepachet PVD
Frozen Hell	3	X:23140; Y:14450	Chepachet PVD
Gila Pangkat Route	3	X:15896; Y:11925 - Bandar Besar	Stinger Dunebug 84
Gunung Kudus Slackcountry	2	X:23580; Y:15250	Chevalier Express HT
Gunung Merah Beach Race	2	X:10070; Y:29210	Stinger Dunebug 84
Gunung Raya Downhill	2	X:21844; Y:11796	Dalton N90
Kampung Nur Cahaya Road	2	X:10990; Y:19220	Garret Traver-Z
Ketam Besar Trespass	3	X:19485; Y:26490	MV V880
Kicked to the Curb	2	X:660; Y:13626	SV-1003 Raider
Left for Death	2	X:20525; Y:20170	Stinger Dunebug 84
Panau City Speed Freak	1	X:1059; Y:13165 - Panau City Docks District	Garret Traver-Z
Panau International	2	Panau International Airport	Titus ZJ
Parks District Bugrun	2	X:4424; Y:11306	Stinger Dunebug 84
Pulau Berapi Refinery Run	2	X:14855; Y:17860	Stinger Dunebug 84
Pulau Kait Speedrun	1	X:24260; Y:3770	Titus ZJ
Pulau Tasik Offroad	1	X:15706; Y:24126	Shimuzu Tracline
Pelaut Highway Run	1	X:27165; Y:7610	Titus ZJ
Rajang Highway	2	X:11560; Y:21820	Makoto MZ 250
The Raya Race	3	X:26934; Y:11324	Mancini Cavallo 1001
Red Canyon Race	1	X:6390; Y:26930	Stinger Dunebug 84
Right up your Alley	2	X:2875; Y:14750	Tuk Tuk Laa
Selatan Route	2	X:26566; Y:29500	Garret Traver-Z
Slopes of Gunung Kudus	3	X:23510; Y:13335	Maddox FVA 45
South City Speeding	2	Panau City Residential District	Titus ZJ
Test of Kenjantanan	2	X:13760; Y:27400	Stinger Dunebug 84
Utara Bridge Insanity	3	X:5320; Y:12670	Mancini Cavallo 1001
West Tanah Raya Highway Run	2	X:13876; Y:10980	Mancini Cavallo 1001

AirplaneEdit

Name	Difficulty (in stars)	Location (PDA map)	Vehicle
Aces High	2	X:6310; Y:13350	Peek Airhawk 225
Berapi Island	3	Kampung Tujuh Telaga	Peek Airhawk 225
Bridge of Death	3	X:5090; Y:14750	Peek Airhawk 225
Casino Finale	3	X:17335; Y:21570	Peek Airhawk 225
Dataran Tinggi Tour	1	X:17044; Y:4820	Cassius 192
Desert Dash	1	X:6520; Y:25890	Peek Airhawk 225
Gurun Canyon Run	1	X:9440; Y:19620	Peek Airhawk 225
Gunung Gila Pangkat Crossing	1	X:17324; Y:9515	Peek Airhawk 225
Harbormaster	1	X:1590; Y:13967 Pelabuhan Saudagar	Peek Airhawk 225
Highway to Heaven	3	X:11970; Y:10380	Pell Silverbolt 6
Island Hopping	2	X:25884; Y:24070	Si-47 Leopard
Jurang Rajang Crossing	1	X:10624; Y:18670	Peek Airhawk 225
Kepulauan Valley Run	2	X:18580; Y:23420	Peek Airhawk 225
Nipah Valley Roundabout	3	X:?; Y:?	Peek Airhawk 225
Panau City Bridge Ballet	3	Panau City Residential District	Peek Airhawk 225
Panau City Parks Challenge	3	Panau City Park District	Peek Airhawk 225
PAN MILSAT Run	1	X:26445; Y:14390	Peek Airhawk 225
Rajang Delta Flyby	2	X:11450; Y:24434	Pell Silverbolt 6
Sawah County Crossing	1	X:25736; Y:17500	Peek Airhawk 225
Sawah River Sightseeing	3	X:27120; Y:15480, Pekan Tupai Merah	Peek Airhawk 225
Selatan Bikini Run	2	X:23530; Y:28426	Peek Airhawk 225

Parachute and GrapplerEdit

Name	Difficulty (in stars)	Location (PDA map)
Burj Panau	3	X:5650; Y:13700, Panau City Financial District.
The Cleavage	1	X:18390; Y:12960, Panau Falls Casino (Bottom of building)
Demam Tinggi Tower Jump	2	X:6550; Y:13776, Panau City Financial District
Gunung Berbahaya Drop	1	X:21065; Y:13764, Kem Kucing Belang Hitam
Holy Diver	2	X:23450; Y:13410, Bandar Kayu Manis
King of Kings	3	X:3634; Y:31620, Three Kings Hotel
Panau City Slingalong	1	X:6600; Y:12960, Panau City Residental District
PBC Plunge	2	X:15640; Y:4140, Bandar Baru Nipah
Slingshot Galore	1	X:4826; Y:15800, Panau City Residental District
Tangga Ke Syurga Basejump	2	X:3230; Y:15385, Panau City Residental District
Twin Dive	1	X:3274; Y:15430, Panau City Residental District

BoatsEdit

Name	Difficulty (in stars)	Location (PDA map)	Vehicle
Kenjantanan Island Run	2	X:14070; Y:26910	Snakehead T20
Pulau Naga Powerboat Challenge	2	X:15730; Y:276320	MTA Powerrun 77
Port Rodrigo Return Ticket	2	X:11244; Y:28410	Snakehead T20
Rajang Delta Daredevil	3	X:10490; Y:26140	Frisco Catshark S-38
Rajang River Run	1	X:8220; Y:23040	SnakeHead T20
Ramai Rakyat Island Run	1	X:9090; Y:18334	MTA Powerrun 77
Wet City	2	X:8204; Y:15436	Snakehead T20

Unofficial racesEdit

There's no rewards, or recorded best times.

See also: Easter Eggs and Racetrack.

Description	Location	Vehicle
Paved race track. There's always 1 to 3 Titus ZJ's with Faction drivers, racing there. Main Article: Bandar Selekeh	X:9170; Y:11410.	A Mancini Cavallo 1001 is parked under a roof. Also several other cars driving around here.
Dirt road race track. There's no-one there.	X:11260; Y:4150.	A Titus ZJ is parked somewhere around here.
Dirt road race track. There's no-one there.	X:29800 Y:15800.	None.